Brake.



F. D. HOWE.

BRAKE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.\8.1916.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

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. STA TES PA TENT (.)FFiO-lev 1: Nic' D. zown, o iriiinaoiv,VA eine, Ass-renvoit,` `BY Mii-snr. 'no inman- NATIONAL nAnvEsrEacoMrANy, A conronA'rioN or NEW JERSEY.' v v Applieationfmedaugust-1, i916. serianmnaese. A I Y' 'gear wheel 16, whichisdriven: by a pinion 5:; Be it lmown'that FRANK D; HoW E, a 17 mountedupon one end ofthe live'axle 11. citizen of the United States, res'1d1ng at The. outerl end of the live axle 11 'passes'v Akron, inthe county of -Summlt and State. through an opening 1n a supporting plate9,

i 6 o f Ohiohave invented certain new .and u'se-v which is. secured to the dead axle 10.. Prefful Improvements in Brakes, of which the' verably secured to the spokes 18 of the wheel i 60 I following isfaffull, clear, and exact speciliis abrake ilan'ge 19 which rotates'with the'- cation, wheel.' Adapted toengage thev inner sur- This invention relates to brakes. A .face of this brake flange 19. for braking pur- 10 One of the objectsof my invention is to poses are two sets of brake shoes, whichare' f '15 members.

improve means forequalizing thebraking arranged side by sid.- Each'set includes 65 efort exerted byapluralityof brake shoe's'. -two similarly arranged flexible brake' shoes I Another Objectis to compensate ina novel 20 and 21, each'pivotally c :onn'ected at apl manner forfwear on'v coperating braking proximately its mid-circumference to a suits? j f fable support 22. The outer set of.brake Another object of my invention is to proshoesis forced into engagement with the ro- 70 vide -improved means I for'A automatically 'tary braking surface 19 by a cam 23 mount. equalizing the braking action of -a plurality ed on or formed integral with 011e end of a of brake shoesin a manner to meet; all the: shaftj24, .which is rocked in any suitable 2o requirements for successful commercial opmanner by an arm. 25. The inner set Aof' eration. 1 1 brake shoes'is forced intoengagementl with 75 These lanel'other objectsare accomplished ithe rotary braldng element 19 by a second by providing, in combination with a rotatcam 26 mounted upon one/end of atubular ing brake element and stationary brake ele-` shaft27surrounding the 'shaft 24jind liav- 2e ments associated therewith,'means for'autof ing a similar arm 28 by which the tubular matlcally compensating for the wear o f one shaft '27 a'ndcam 26 may vbe rocked. One 80 or the otherof the brake elements and for end of each of the shafts 24 and 27 is Sitequalizing the braking effort exerted by a a'bly supported in a bracket-29 secured to plurality of said relatively stationary brake and extending from the. de ad axle 10.A B0 elements against the moving brake element. Springs 30 connect the free ends ofthe The invention isfillustrated on the accombrake shoes 2O and 21", tending to hold the. 85 panying sheet of drawings, in which same out of engagement with the lrotary Figure 1 'i's a fragmentary plan view, -brake member 19. parts being inl section, of a rear axle con- It isa well-known'fact that -when the i5 struction and traction wheel embodying my brake shoes are applied against the rotati invention; and j element that diiierent parts of'each of the 9 0 Fig. 2v is a fragmentary side'elevation and 'shoes of .a single set exert pressureswhich section of the same parts, the section being differ from each other. kFor instanee, refertakenalong tl'1e1i11e`2-2 of Fig. 1*. ence heini had v to F1g. 2, let itbeassumed o The various novel features of `myinventhat the fake 'flange 19 is rotating in a.

tion will be apparent from the following decountercloekwise direction, as indicated by 9a scription and drawings, and willbe particuthe' arrow, and that `the brake vshoes' 20 Aand larly set forth in the appended claims. A 21 are applied Ato-the flange 19.v It will be have chosen 'to illustrate my invention appreciated that there will be a greater presi in connection with the rear axleconstruc-k surebetween the tip orvfree end 31of the tion of amotor vehicle including a dead brake lshoe 21 and the brake flange-19 than 100 axle 10 and live axle 11. Mounted in any there will be between the free end 32 of the approved'mann'er upon the ends of thedead brake -shoe 2O and the brake flan @$19. axle 10v are traction wheels 12 `(only one b e- This Ybeing true, the vfriction materlal on ing shown) includingfahub 13 provided' the free end 81 ofthe brake vshoe 21 will with an integrally' formed vertical portion wearaway more rapidly than the v'friction 105 14 terminating in a laterally extending' material at the free end 32 of the brake flange 15,.to which may-be secured, or with shoe 20.- This means that the longer the t which may bei tegrally formed, an internal brake shoes are inactive service the more will be the dii'eience in the wearing away ofthe friction material `at the free ends of 1 -these brake shoes. Eventually, due to the unequal wearing of the friction material in the brake shoes, the brake shoe 21 will be unable to share its proportion of the -Vone si braking effort. Heretofore, under these conditions, it has been necessary to either `reset the brake shoes or provide them with true, thek cams 23 and 26 likewise may be s ifted laterally to one side or the other about the bolt as a pivot.l

. In this manner it is evident that even though lid thefrictional material on the brake shoes has worn unevenly, the cam members, by being swung laterally, may compensate .for this wear and cause the shoes ,to exert equalized pressures upon the brake ian'ge, where-y by each of the ,brake shoes ,fwill take its'proportionate amount of braking eiort when applied against this rotary brake member 19. Furthermore, this equalizing and compensatinof action takes place automatically, in accordance with the amount of wear, through the yielding action of a coiled spring 36 which is mounted uponv and` surrounds one portion of the bolt 35 and which is clamped betweenl and a nut 38 which cooperates with the threaded end of the bolt 35.

The cams 23 and 26 are given their initial adjusted position by first applying the brake shoes to the braking member 19 and then drawing lup the nut 38 the desired degree to make the spring action as sti' or yieldable as may be wished. The brake shoes may then be released and the braking mechanism is ready for regular operation. Any unequal wearing of the friction material in the brake shoes will now be taken up automatically by a lateral movement of the bearing members 33 and 34, and 'accordingly lateral movement of the cams 23 and 26, the lateral movement of these parts being yieldably permitted by the spring 36. lnfthis connection it is to be noted that within certain limits the cam members 23 and 26 may shift laterally independently ^of each other due to the fact that the bearing members 33 and 34 are independently mounted upon the bolt 35. Therefore, if. the brake shoes or the friction material in the brake'shoes ofvdife or the other about the bolt 35 as a r *pivot This bein the bearing member 34 A neeaoe ferentv sets should wear unequally, there will still be proper compensating action between the bra e shoes of one set whether or not compensating action shoes of the other set is necessary at that time.

It is evident that there may be various modifications of my .invention as herein particularly shown and described, and it is my intention to cover all such modifications which do not involve a departure from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forth in the following claims.

What T claim` as my invention, to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. Tn brake mechanism, the combination and desire .of a movable brake member, a brake member coperating therewith, means for moving one of said brake members into engagement with'the other, and pivotally mounted wear` compensating means associated aforesaid means.

2. ln brake mechanism, the combination of coperating brake members which retard movement by frictional engagement, and yieldably and pivotally mounted means for with the between the brake automatically compensating for the wear of said brake memberse 3. ln ybrake mechanism, the combination of coperating brake members including a drum, a brake band and a cam which retard movement by frictional engagement, and means including a single resilient member for automatically compensating for the wear of said brake members and for holding said brake band in contact with saidcam.

4. Tn brake mechanism, the combination of a movable brake member, abrake member coperating therewith, means for mov- -ing one of said brake members into engagement with the other, and a pivotally mounted member to which said means is connectedfor adjusting said means to compensate for wear of the brake members.-

5. ln brake mechanism, the combination of a movable brake member, a brake mem- 'ber coperating therewith, means for moving one of said brake `members into engagement with the other, a movably mounted member to which said mea-ns is connected for adjusting said means to compensate for wear of the brake members, and a single spring for yieldingly holding said movab-ly mounted member in a given position.

6. Tn brake mechanism, the combination of a movable brake member, a brake member coperating therewith, a cam for moving one of said 'brake members into engagement with the other, and pivotal means whereby said cam may be shifted automatically to compensate for the wear of said brake members. l

7. In brake mechanism, lthe combination a cam for mov- "member for said shaft i ing one of Said brake members. into enga ean actua-tuig shaft or ment with theother, said cam, and alpivotally mounted bearing whereby said cam may be adjusted.

8. In brake mechanism, the combination of a. movable brake member, a brake member coperating therewith, a cam for moving one of said brake members into engagement with the other, an actuating shaft for said cam, a pivotally mounted bearing member for said shaft whereby said cam may be adjusted, and means for yieldingly holding said bearing member ina given position.

9. In brake mechanism, .the combination of a movable brake member, a plurality of brake members cooperating therewith, a cam for moving said last mentioned brake members inito engagement with the movable brake member,- av pivotally mounted bearing by which said cam is supported whereby said cam may be adjusted in accordance .with unequal wearing of said brake members, and resilient means for yieldingly holding said cam member in a given position.

10. In brake mechanism, the combination i of a movable brake member, a plurality of able brake member,

bra-ke members coperating therewith, .-a cam for moving said last mentioned brake members into engagement with the mova shaft upon which said cam is mounted, a bearing for said shaft, a pivot upon which said bearing is pivotally mounted to permit lateral movementof said cam to compensate for wear of said brakemembers, and a spring held on said pivot for yieldingly retaining the Cam vmember in adjusted position.

11. In brake mechanism, the combination of a 'brake member, two laterally arranged relatively stationary brake members cooperating therewith, means for moving each of said relatively stationary brake members into frictional engagement with said movable brake member, and pivotally mounted means whereby wear between said movable brake member and either oneof the other brake members may be automatically compensated for independent of the other.

12. In brake mechanism, the combination of a movable brake member, two laterally arranged relatively stationary-brake members, two cams for respectively pressing said with the wear of said brake meinbers.

13. In brake mechanism, the combination of a movable brake member, two laterally arranged relatively stationary brake mem,y

bers, two cams for respectively pressing said relatlvely stationary' brake members `into engagement with said movable brake member, concenltrically larranged shafts upon which said cams are mounted, and pivotally mounted .bearing members for said shafts by means of which the. cams may be adjusted in accordance with the wear of said brake members.

14:. ,A shaft mounting consisting of a frame, a shaft bearing carried thereby, a shaft in ithe bearing, and means for permitting pivotal movement of the shaft and lbearing relatively to said frame.

15. In a brake mechanism, the combination of a movable brake member, a plurality bf bra-ke members associated therewith, means for applying .said .brake members emodying a shaft and a sleeve movable thereon, and yieldable means whereby said shaft ma)v be' shifted -to compensate for wear. Y

16. In al brake mechanism, the combination of a movable brake member, aY plurality of brake membersassociated therewith. a shaft and a sleeve movably mounted on the shaft, each carrying a means for operating said brake member, and means for adjusting said last mentioned means to compensate for wear.

FRANK D. HOWE. 

